Ultra Rare

Serrator

Hey guys,

I am posting this pic of a hyper rare find by a coworker of mine. He allowed me the other day to use my macro lens to take some shots. I have also typed up the cool story behind his find here if your interested:

http://flickr.com/photos/serrator/545152720/

Skippy

Serrator wrote:

Hey guys,

I am posting this pic of a hyper rare find by a coworker of mine. He allowed me the other day to use my macro lens to take some shots. I have also typed up the cool story behind his find here if your interested:

http://flickr.com/photos/serrator/545152720/

Great Story Serrator
Gosh it stayed lost for a long, long, time.
He was a lucky guy to find it, and you were lucky that he allowed you to share his treasure by photographing it

This shots are extremely sharp, showing great detail on both sides.
Excellent work ... Skippy
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bsvirginian

Great story. I've just become the holder of a couple of (maybe) rate coins. One that has a validation with it and the other with what appears to be Arabic written all over it. My first step is to photograph them (hopefully professionally) and then get them appraised. There are also some rings with stones in them. Your friend was awfully trusting, something that I wouldn't be, of just sending the item to someone he didn't know. I'm going to try to do a search right now for the little device that allows fairly professional lighting to macro or micro images. Thanks again, bsvirginian

JillG

Wow, what story! I think your pic is excellent. I looked at the original in Flicker.

Finding out how it got there may be impossible. It could have been there since Indian times or the previous owner of your friend's property could have dropped it or even buried it with a few other items as a time capsule. I suppose your friend has already talked to the local historical society, they usually know things about the area that most of us don't.

Sotheby's is a good idea for selling it. There also is Doyle New York. They have a good web site. I mention Doyle as some friends of mine have had a few items autioned by them with no problems.

Thanks for sharing let us know what happens.

Jill

Debboggy

Great story! Makes me want to go out and start digging.

It reminds me of the best thing my husband and I ever found-a diamond tennis bracelet worth $400-$600! I decided the memory of finding it on our honeymoon was worth more than the cash, so I kept it rather than selling it. (It was in a secluded area of a very touristy place, so finding the owner would have been impossible)

Might have made a different decision if it was worth a million though...

Nice pics and thanks for sharing the story with us.

Serrator

Thanks guys for checking it out, it is a weird feeling to hold something like that in your hand knowing the history...who knows who could have owned this over the centuries and it's travels.

-Skippy...thanks for your words! He asked me if I wanted to take it home to shoot it, I said most certainly not!!! It scares me to even hold it and there is no way I want to be reponsible for something like that.

-Jill...I will pass your info on to Jim. Thanks.

-bsvirginian...best of luck on your treasure!

mmroden

that is pretty f'in' cool.

Now the next question is, could there be anything else in that backyard?

Serrator

-Debbie...wonderful find you had!

-mmroden...we are keeping our eye on the property, perhaps he will do some more digging in the future.

Here is another pic showing the scale:

Awais Yaqub

Wow
Loved the photos and antiques